The historical impact of minimally invasive surgery.

At first there is an idea which asks for more comfort for the patient and equal results compared to conventional procedures. This means less pain and fatigue, quicker convalescence and shorter hospital stay. The new procedures requests an entirely new operative skill and a new technique with new instruments.

[Experience and intuition in surgery].

The article deals with the definition, the positive and negative assessment of intuition. Only in combination with experience and knowledge intuition many be as helpful as scores. Without these prerequisites intuition may tend to become a risk factor.